Take a Break, Take a Toop-tap
Toop-tap
Who could resist a snack with a name like “toop-tap”? We certainly can’t. This simple Thai snack is made from sugar and peanuts in equal proportions with a little clear syrup added, pounded in a mortar, then rolled flat. The flattened sheet of delicious goo is then rolled up and cut into bite-size chunks, each of which is wrapped in thin greaseproof paper.
Look out for it in markets or in Super Cheap, that amazingly ramshackle emporium on the outskirts of Phuket Town. A bag of one dozen pieces will set you back the princely sum of around 20 to 25 baht. Oh, what the heck – you should splurge sometimes.
Open the paper carefully, cos toop-tap’s very crumbly and you could end up with the whole thing in your lap. Goes really well with a cup of strong coffee.
